Inspection Procedures - Department of Karnataka State Pollution Control Board

Objectives of inspection:

1. For proposed Establishments
   • Field Observation to capture surrounding environmental settings
   • Verification of information submitted in application/proposals
2. For existing establishments:
   • Verification of information submitted in the applications/records/ documents/reports.
   • To verify the compliance statute of conditions imposed in consent to establish/Consent for Expansion/consent to operate, Authorization/ Registration.
   • To verify the relevant records/documents for compliance e Assessing performance of Pollution Control systems e Sampling and Monitoring of environmental parameters
3. For complaint related aspects
   • Nature of Complaint.
   • Verification of facts about the complaint.
   • Gathering facts through the complainant & the industry.

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Risk based Classification

Criteria for Categorization of Establishments: The inspection mechanism for certain establishments need to be mandatory and certain other category of establishments it needs to be optional. The Specific criteria to be applied for classifying establishments in to two categories are listed out below;

Mandatory Inspections: - In the following cases, the Inspection shall be mandatory for all units at least once in a year,

1. The establishment where fatal or serious accident has occurred.
2. The establishment where strikes /lock out/retrenchment/lay off etc has taken place.
3. The Establishments which are defaulters as per provisions of applicable Labour laws.
4. The Establishments closed without settlement of legal dues to workers.
5. The Establishments where anomalies/discrepancies are observed in the submitted self-certified returns/ periodical returns.
6. The Establishments where complaints are received from the concerned workers, trade unions etc.
7. Shops and commercial Establishment having less than 100 workers.

Optional Inspections: The inspections in the case of other types of establishments shall be optional.

Risk based Assessment and Categorization of Establishments: For the purpose of carrying but meaningful and result oriented inspection, categorization of establishments based on risk factors is necessary. Hence the rational for categorization of establishments based on various risk factors is summarized below;

Risk categorization on the basis of Number of Workers: Risk in the perspective of the State Government for categorization of establishments into High Risk Establishments (HRE), Medium Risk Establishments (MRE) and Low Risk Establishments (LRE) as relates to Risk to the employees in terms of their rights and interests Such as Wages, Remuneration, Leave, Holiday, Working Hours, Worksite Facilities, Safety, Security, Health, Welfare, Social security, Bonus, Provident Fund, Insurance, Accident Compensation, Gratuity etc. The Categorization of establishments into four (04) Categories is briefly described below,

1. High Risk Establishments (HRE): The experience of the State Government in the State of Karnataka indicates that the smaller the establishments the less is the compliance. Therefore small establishments employing up to 100 workers are categorized as High Risk Establishments (HRE).
2. Medium Risk Establishments (MRE): The establishments having employees in the range of 100 to 300 have the tendency to comply with the Labour Laws to some extent and further compliance need to be secured by some moderate action towards enforcement. Such establishments are categorized as Medium Risk Establishments (MRE).
3. Low Risk Establishments (LRE): The establishments having more than 300 workers generally comply with the Labour Laws to a reasonable extent due to their resourcefulness and further compliance are to be secured by persuasive measures. Hence these Establishments may be categorized as Low Risk Establishments (LRE).
4. No(Zero) Risk Establishments (NRE): All establishments having no employees are only required to be registered under appropriate labour laws and no other provisions of Labour laws are applicable to such establishments and hence they are categorized as No Risk Establishments (NRE). The State Government has totally excluded these establishments from inspection system.

Risk Categorization on the basis of Number of Contract Workers Engaged:-

There are certain establishments employing large number of contract workers some times more than the number of regular workers. In such establishments, the terms and conditions of employment of regular workers and contract workers are totally different and contract workers are more prone to exploitation. The establishments employing contract workers are categorized as High Risk Establishments (HRE).

Risk Categorization on the basis of Nature of Activity of the Establishment:-

In certain activities workers are prone to exploitation besides risk of accidents and health hazards. On the basis of hazardousness of the activity the following establishments are categorized as High Risk Establishments (HRE).

Classification of Industries as High Risk Establishments (HRE):

S.No	Name of The Industry
1	Agarbatti Industries.
2	Aluminum Industries
3	Wood Industries
4	Beedi Making
5	Bricks Making and Brick Klins
6	Textile Mills.
7	Cement and Allied Industry
8	Chakki Flour Mills.
9	Chemical & Pharmaceutical Industries.
10	Candle Manufacturing.
11	Engineering industry including automobile Industry.
12	Pan Masala and Gutkha manufacturing Industries.
13	Cotton Ginning Industry.
14	Metal Rolling, Re- Rolling Industry ( Ferrous and Non Ferrous)
15	Plywood Industries
16	Rubber Processing and Rubber Manufacturing
17	Wood Industries.
18	Sugar Industries
19	Tiles Manufacturing
20	Transport Industry
21	Petrol Pumps and LP gas Distribution Workers
22	Construction or Maintenance of (1) Roads or Building Operation & (2) Stone Breaking and Stone Crushing.
23	Forestry & Timbering Operation
24	Electricity Generating Project
25	Printing Press.

On the same basis the following establishments are categorized as Medium Risk Establishment (MRE);

SN	Name of The Industry
1	Beverages Manufactories And Vending Establishment
2	Flour Mills
3	Food Processing
4	Gold and Silver Ornament and other Articles Of Artic Design Manufacturing
5	Ice-Cream and Ice-Candy Manufacturing and Vending Establishment
6	Ice Factory and Cold Storage
7	Paper Industries
8	Photo & Picture Frame Manufacturing
9	Poultry & Cattle Feed Manufacturing
10	Rice & Oil Mills
11	Soap Making Industries
12	Trunk & Bucket Manufacturing
13	Tanneries & Leather Manufacturing
14	Bakery
15	Breweries & Distillery
16	Black Smith
17	Biscuit Manufacturing
18	Film (Production, Distribution & Exhibition) Industry
19	Carpentry
20	Clubs
21	Canteen
22	Cleaner
23	Coaching Academics including Nursing and English Medium Schools and Technical Institutes
24	Earth Cutting, Earth Removing, Earth Filling and Earth Leaving Operation
25	Fruit Preservation
26	Gold Smith
27	Hair Cutting Saloon and Spa
28	Grass Cutting & Wood Cutting
29	Premises Wherein Cows and Buffaloes or Both are kept for Milking Poultries and dairies.
30	Fooding & All other similar Processes
31	Printing and Dying Clothes
32	Private Hospitals and Nursing homes /Pathological Laboratories/Dispensaries
33	Readymade Garments
34	Shops, Commercial Establishment Covers by the Schedule Shop and Commercial Establishment, Eating House and Restaurants
35	Small Selling Cooked Food Stuff
36	Transportation
37	Marketing and Distribution of Petroleum Products
38	Tailoring Industries
39	Theatres
40	Tube-Well Sinking Workers, Helpers & Welders ( Minor Engineering)
41	Edible Oil Workers
42	Agriculture
43	Contractors Establishment. Of the Forest Department
44	Co-Operative Marketing Societies
45	Co-Operative Bank (Other than Co-Operative Central Bank & Apex) Co-Operative Consumers Societies / Banks
46	Fishing/Horticulture/Sericulture
47	Casual/ Muster Roll Workers in Food Control Dept
48	Handloom Weaving Establishment./Kahadis village
49	Horticulture Operation
50	Casual/ Muster Roll Workers in Irrigation Dept.
51	Khadi & Village Industry
52	Municipalities & Town Committees
53	Public Motor Transport Including Government Corporation
54	Casual/ Muster Roll Workers Employed in Public Health Department
55	Poultry & Dairy Farm
56	Steamerghat
57	Sericulture Operation

Note: The above two lists are subject to revision in a periodic manner for addition of more establishments as and when necessary by the State Government